The nurse is caring for a client in the middle phase of Alzheimer disease. Which symptoms is the ...

Correct Answer: 1,2,3
Rationale 1: In the middle phase of the disease, recent memory loss occurs.
Rationale 2: In the middle phase of the disease, loss of orientation to time can occur.
Rationale 3: In the middle phase of the disease, changes in personal habits and increasing difficulty with self-care can occur.
Rationale 4: Weight loss is not a characteristic of the middle phase of this disease.
Rationale 5: Inability to walk is not a characteristic of the middle phase of this disease.
Global Rationale: In the middle phase of the disease, recent memory loss occurs along with a loss of orientation to time, and changes in personal habits and increasing difficulty with self-care. Weight loss and the inability to walk are not characteristics of the middle phase of this disease.